Auchendavy

[3] Between Bar Hill and Balmuildy the wall roughly follows the southern bank of the River Kelvin.

[8] Larger forts like Castlecary and Birrens had a nominal cohort of 1000 men[9] but probably sheltered women and children[10] as well although the troops were not allowed to marry.

[12] A centurion called Marcus Cocceius Firmus dedicated as many as five altars found at Auchendavy.

[14] A sandstone altar to Jupiter and Victory was found in a pit to the south-west of the Roman fort at Auchendavy.

Similarly, a sandstone altar, dedicated to the Presiding Spirit of the Land of Britain, was found near Auchendavy fort.

View from the air above Auchendavy towards Shirva, Twechar and the Firth of Forth